“It Ends With Us” studio Sony Photos has launched an announcement following star Blake Vigorous‘s bombshell allegations accusing director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and launching a smear marketing campaign in opposition to her.
“We have now beforehand expressed our assist for Blake in connection along with her work on and for the movie. We absolutely and firmly reiterate that assist at this time,” a Sony Photos Leisure spokesperson tells Selection. “Additional, we strongly condemn any reputational assaults on her. Any such assaults haven’t any place in our enterprise or in a civil society.”
Over the weekend, the New York Occasions reported that Vigorous filed a criticism accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment, fostering a poisonous work surroundings and making an attempt to tarnish her popularity with a focused smear marketing campaign on social media. Vigorous alleges that Baldoni’s conduct brought on her and her household “extreme emotional hurt.” Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman referred to as Vigorous’s criticism “shameful” and stuffed with “categorically false accusations.”
Sony joins the rising refrain of voices talking out in assist of Vigorous. Her “It Ends With Us” co-star Brandon Sklenar shared her criticism to his Instagram Story, writing “For the love of God learn this” and tagging Vigorous alongside a pink coronary heart emoji.
“These are startling and troubling allegations. Workers have each proper to boost problems with concern or to file complaints. Retaliation for reporting misconduct or inappropriate conduct is prohibited and mistaken,” SAG-AFTRA stated in an announcement. “We applaud Blake Vigorous’s braveness in talking out on problems with retaliation and harassment and for her request to have an intimacy coordinator for all scenes with nudity or sexual content material. This is a vital step that helps guarantee a protected set.”
Baldoni’s “Man Sufficient” podcast host Liz Plank introduced her departure from the collection on Monday, writing on social media, “All of us deserve higher, and I do know that collectively, we are able to create it. I’ll have extra to share quickly as I proceed to course of the whole lot that has occurred. Within the meantime, I’ll proceed to assist everybody who calls out injustice and holds the individuals standing of their approach accountable.”
“It Ends With Us” writer Colleen Hoover additionally shared a photograph of herself hugging Vigorous, writing, “You have got been nothing however trustworthy, form, supportive and affected person because the day we met. Thanks for being precisely the human that you’re. By no means change. By no means wilt.”
Vigorous’s “Sisterhood of the Touring Pants” co-stars America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel, A Easy Favor” director Paul Feig, Amber Heard and Vigorous’s sister Robyn have all equally shared supportive messages within the wake of the allegations.
Baldoni has been dropped as a consumer by WME, who additionally represents Vigorous.